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Mathew Welch Matthew Welch
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biology, cell motility, role of the actin cytoskeleton in cell locomotion, shape change, actin filament assembly, bacterial and viral pathogens
Kimberley Seed Kimberley Seed
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
interactions between bacteria and their viral predators
Arash Komeili Arash Komeili
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbiology, Biomineralization, bacterial organelles, magnetic nanoparticles
Matt F. Traxler Matt F. Traxler
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
bacterial interspecies interactions, specialized metabolism
Kathleen Ryan Kathleen Ryan
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
bacterial envelope properties, biogenesis, stress responses
Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad is a Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research integrates biomechanics, mechanobiology, artificial intelligence, and computational biology to understand how physical forces regulate biological systems across molecular, cellular, and microbial scales. Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
molecular cell biomechanics, bacterial communities / microbiomes, deep learning for biology and medicine
Laurent Coscoy sitting in outdoor setting Laurent Coscoy
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
immunology, viruses, viral infection, immune responses, immune evasion
Hiroshi Nikaido Hiroshi Nikaido
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
membrane biochemistry, bacterial physiology, bacteria, channel-forming proteins of the outer membrane, the diffusion of lipophilic compounds, mechanism and regulation of multidrug efflux transport systems, mycobacterial cell wall
headshot of Daniel Portnoy Daniel A. Portnoy
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbiology, bacteriology, infectious diseases, intracellular pathogens, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, vaccines, cell biology
Michael Botchan Michael Botchan
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
eukaryotic gene expression, drosophila chromosomes, papilloma viral DNA, chromosomal dynamics
Nicole King Nicole King
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
choanoflagellates, multicellularity, evolution of animals, host-microbe interactions, bacterial cues
headshot of Kara Nelson Kara L. Nelson
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
wastewater based epidemiology, water and wastewater treatment, water reuse, detection and inactivation of pathogens in water and sludge, appropriate technologies
Suzanne MJ. Fleiszig Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig
School of Optometry
immunology, eye, microbiology, infectious disease, corneal physiology, tear film physiology, bacterial pathogenesis, contact lenses, pseudomonas aeruginosa, epithelial cell biology, innate immunity
Karine Gibbs, photograph by Adam Sings in the Timber Karine Gibbs
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbiology, microbial development, molecular genetics, biochemistry, microbial social behaviors, bacterial communities / microbiomes, collective behaviors
David H Raulet David H. Raulet
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biology, cancer immunology, natural killer (NK) cells, T-cell development and function, pathogens, viruses, lymphocyte receptors, microorganisms, cancer cells, tumor immunity, immunotherapy of cancer
Sarah Stanley Sarah Stanley
School of Public Health
mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune subversion in tuberculosis, protective immunity to tuberculosis, metabolic interactions between hosts and pathogens, development of novel therapeutics for tuberculosis, scientific capacity building, tuberculosis
Britt Koskella in the greenhouse Britt Koskella
Dept of Integrative Biology
Bacteriophage, Microbiome, plant-pathogen interactions, disease ecology, agricultural sustainability, Environmental Microbiology of Bacteria and Viruses, plant microbiome, evolutionary ecology
Mary Wildermuth Mary Wildermuth
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
plant-pathogen interactions
Jeffery Cox Jeffery S. Cox
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
TB, mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. tuberculosis, genetics, proteomics, transcriptional profiling, host-pathogen interactions, host-directed therapy
Minoo Moallem Minoo Moallem
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
Transnational and Postcolonial Feminist Studies, cultural studies, Commodity Cultures, Visual and Material Cultures of Religion, Immigration and Diaspora Studies, Middle East Studies, Iranian Studies
Lauren Kroiz Lauren Kroiz
Dept of History of Art
art history, Modern Art, Art of the United States, American art, visual culture, material culture studies, photography, Race and Visuality, regionalism, Art Education, creativity, Amateurism
Headshot of Daarcy Grimaldo Grigsby Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Dept of History of Art
18th through 20th century French, 18th through 20th century French and American art, history of slavery, colonialism, race, gender, visual and material culture
working scene Lining Yao
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
sustainable design, morphing material mechanisms, ecology, sustainability
Professor Michi Taga with Petri plate Michi Taga
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
molecular biology, genetics, microbial biology, chemical biology, cofactors, nutrient exchange, microbial communities, bacteria
N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbial physiology, one-carbon metabolism, microbial molecular biology, bacteria, enzymes, enzyme activity, enzymology, enzyme kinetics, protein biochemistry, protein characterization
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